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    Rebuilt 7MGTE revving problem

    Hey guys, Over the past few months I have been battling a problem with my freshly rebuilt 7m. The motor will not rev past 3500rpm. When you get to 3500, and open the throttle more, the motor bogs and you hear the occasional pop from the intake. Idle is perfect, vacuum is strong, all sensors...
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    7mgte won't rev past 3k

    Hey guys, My freshly rebuilt 7m is idling perfectly, and revs up to 3k quite nicely but when 3k hits, it feels like the motor hits a wall, it stops revving and if I try to give more gas I get the occasional popping sound out of the intake. I have ensured base timing is set to 10* while car is...
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    7mgte stock injector plug replacement

    Hey guys, I found that my stock 7mgte injector clips are broken and are not feeding a signal to the injectors, causing the car to run rough and only on a couple of cylinders. Can anyone confirm that 7mgte injector clips are the same as corolla clips in the same year? Upgrading to 550cc...
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    rebuilt 7m problems on first start up

    Hey boys, So I posted a few days ago about having trouble getting my 7m started, ended up getting it to run. However at idle, the car sounds rather weak. And when i open the throttle, it doesn't rev.. It actually does the opposite and bogs. Im no expert but im suspecting tps? Also I'll throw...
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    89 7MGTE first start after rebuild squealing problem

    Hey guys, So I did some searching immediately after this happened to no avail of a specific answer. I've got my motor in and all hooked up after a year and a half off the road.. pinch me. had a longblock rebuild after I spun a rod bearing, metal headgasket, arp studs, rebuilt ct26...
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    7mgte harness question

    Ey guys, I've been looking into what a few of the wires on the harness are for and I've been quite unable to figure it out. Under the intake manifold below the egr where the starter wire is, there are two white/blue wires and 2 brown wires. I know that the whites ground out to the intake...
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    Timing cover deck issue

    Hey guys, Looking for the help of people that know these motors really well. Not just opinions of those who aren't sure. So I have my 7mgte out of car, just had it rebuilt by a shop that usually works with domestic v8's, ford motors in specific. I went to them because my buddy worked there...
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    Upgrades for stock rebuild

    Hey guys, Currently doing a re and re on my mk3, already have the motor back from the machine shop and went with a fully stock rebuild as I thought I was going to be selling it. Now I've decided to have a bit of fun with the car. By that i plan to run stock turbo with a manual boost...